Wichita eagle., 1887-06-28
HAIR ON END.
Some Fiery Discussions Among
Old Heads Last Night.
Less Referring and More Business
Done-Sewer Muddle-The
Poinard Into Mo-
tor Lines.


E pglish, Stone, Brown, Derby, Buckridge'
Simison and Kenyon present.
z Mr. Healy, chairman Of public improve
ment committee, introduced a number of
peti lions, asking that certain streets be
O opened. To open most of the streets it would
cost the city a great deal of money, and he
recommended that the petitions be referred
to the public improvement committee. 1t
was so ordered.
Chairman of gas committee johnson rec
o mmended electric lights rather freely for
the east part of the city. 1t was moved to
adopt the report. Mr.. Derby said he was
glad to notice that Mr.. johnson
was always ready with report
As to the electric lights, many
had been ordered without any system throw
ing lights too near together. On Wabash
avenue there were lights, on Second, Third
and on Washington at Third street. He
tho u ht the city ought to redistrict the city
and not have so many lights together when
not needed.
Mr.. johnson said he had ordered some, but
not all. He had attempted to distribute
them, and occasionally some one
would come in with an extra one which was
probably near some other.
Mr.. Derby-These lights ought to be re-
districted. On Market street no light north
of Douglas. No improvements except
water main. It's not fair to allow that
street to go without improvements.
The motion carried.
A petition was submitted asking for gas
lights on Oak street, between Emporia and
Fifth avenues. The prayers of the petition
was granted.
A petition was submitted asking that gas
mains be extended on Lawrence avenue to
Lincoln street.
Mains were ordered and lights were or
dered at street crossings.
Gas mains were ordered on Water street
from Second street to Walnut street and a
light on each street crossing.
Buckridge-I see Mr.. Conway is here and
| would like to know why the electric light
ordered on corner of Thirteenth and Fair
view has not been put in by the Thompson
Houston company.
Mr. Conway.-It's warm night and l
don't want to detain the council. To put in
that light it would compel us to construct a
line $500 feet long. That would not be a
paying business.
Buckridge-Your honor
Derby-Is there anything before the coun-
Gil now
Buckridge-We are now ON gas commit
tee.
Derby-You have too much gas.
Buckridge-I want a light at the corner of
Tenth street and Water street.
1t was so ordered.
Mr.. Healy, as chairman of the railroad
committee introduced an ordinance declar-
ing the gage of ali street railways in the city
be four feet and eight and one-half inches.
Mr.. Derby-Think the idea of making the
street car companies to widen their gage is
simple ridiculous.
Buckridge-The ordinance is to protect the
city in the future. 1t don't mean to change
the present track but to put down broad
gage in the future. The old company has
it the right-of way. There is not block of
decent track along the line. No macadamir-
ing yet been done. Have had the road four
years and have not done as formerly agreed.
As long as the city allow them to
operate an inferior line they viii do it.
On North Main team can't get across the
track. Men have been killed because they
have rot complied with the ordinance, and
all the while we sit here and do nothing, al
lowing them to run the city. The company
has stockholders in the council that fight fol
the company; use the city unfair to subserve
to personal interests. The members of the
compa ny come here to council meetings and
watch and fight to bull their schemes through
and impose on the city. l want it settled
soon.
Mr. Healy-I fear that Mr.. Buckeridge is
wrong in stating that the company, by the
ord nance, would not compel the companies
to change the guage on the streets now occu-
pied.
Buc keridge-Change it SO the track to be
put down will not be less than that guage.
The ordinance was placed on its passage
with Derby voting in the negative.
The ordinance provided for tram rail
and not the ST. rail
The vote on the ordinance showed all in
the negative excepting Buckridge.
An ordinance was submitted providing the
was received end filed.
Mr.. Goldburg was granted the privilege of
putting vapor lamp in front of the city
building for the inspection of council and
city
The public Improvement committee offered
an ordinance regulating the laying of side
walk north of Williams street, south of
Central avenue; east of Waco, west of
Fourth avenue All sidewalks 10 be of flag
stone or non-combustable material. A fine
to he imposed on all who fail to comply with
ordinance.
| The ordinance was referred back 70 the
committee
Water mains were ordered extended from
Oak street TO Eleventh street on Emporis
avenut. Mains ordered on Williams street
from Water to Market. Mains ordered on
Tenth street from Cornice avenue to Jeffer.
son avenue.
Brown, chairman OF sewerage committee
introduced al ordinance calling for bonds
for So, 500 TO Construct Topeka avenue sew
erage.
Some thought that the ordinance was no;
the proper thing for the time The city at
torney was absent aud it was feared that the
| council would 90 wrong.
Mr.. Healy--Think the ordinance is proper